Today more than ever store shelves are filled with beauty brands not just made locally but from all around the world. We maybe be spoilt for choice and while you get comfortable with the brands and products you absolutely love and enjoy, every now and again there will a be new brand or product on the block that you have to try out.
Experimenting with a new brand that you have not tried before can be tricky, especially because our skin can sometimes be sensitive. However, if you know what kind of ingredients suit you best there is no stopping you from experimenting once in a while! This also gives you a chance to try out new skincare trends, and who knows you might find something totally life changing for your skin!
This season we at NUWA Beauty are super excited with the launch of some new brands and some old ones that have finally become accessible to this part of the world. We love trying out new products, brands, and trends, and more so because we get to share our experiences with you! From new and emerging brand to the best and most luxurious brands, we have curated a list that will not disappoint.
1. SkinCueticals
This is a brand that we just cannot and will not stop gushing about. The brand has been a trusted, dermatologist-recommended brand for more than 20 years. They provide a vast range of products that can both prevent, defend, and treat signs of aging and are all about science-backed skincare (which is why it’s so popular in the medical field).
2. Drunk Elephant
The brand is cute, charming, and fun, but what is also great is their effective skincare range. What began as a means for the company’s creator Tiffany Masterson to try to generate some money during recession, grew into a tremendously popular brand that produces a variety of serums, masks, and other products that both consumers and beauty editors like. They also struck a distinctive note in the market with what they refer to as “clean clinical” skincare, which only uses synthetic substances that directly help the skin’s health.
Product we love: Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial™ AHA + BHA Mask
This weekly exfoliating mask miraculously doesn’t irritate skin, even sensitive skin, despite having a powerful 25% concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids and a 2% concentration of beta-hydroxy acids. (Give credit for the product’s unique pH balance.) Your complexion is now flawless, clear, and even, with no signs of redness.
3. Dr. Barbara Sturm
The self-titled collection from one of Germany’s most well-known aesthetic specialists is brimming with goods that truly function to make you look and feel younger. Sturm began her career in orthopaedics, where she pioneered novel anti-inflammatory therapies utilizing patient blood. This subsequently translated to skincare; celebrities like Hailey Bieber and Cher love her custom M61 lotion because it contains your own plasma. In 2014, her whole skincare collection debuted, featuring straightforward but extremely efficient products.
Product we love: Dr. Barbara Strum Face Cream
This face moisturiser is truly a miracle. With the combination of numerous different herbs, it has a powerfully rejuvenating effect on your skin. Come morning your skin will appear younger and rejuvenated
4. Tata Harper
Hands down this is one of the best clean beauty brands out there. This line, which focuses on using natural ingredients and is also one of the earliest clean beauty brands available. They also handle everything themselves. We’re talking about cultivating the aforementioned elements on their own farm and working with an internal scientist to create all the unique recipes.
Product we love: Tata Haper Purifying Cleanser
If you are combating breakouts, then this cleanser needs to be on your list of product to try out. Purple clay, papaya enzymes, and other natural actives are just a few of the 17 claimed by the gel-to-oil formula to completely cleanse and detoxify your complexion without drying it out or stripping it of its natural oils.
5. Tatcha
Although K-beauty is all the rage at the moment, Japanese beauty is not far behind and offers a wealth of skincare ideas that are steeped in tradition. It serves as the foundation for this Japanese-inspired business when developing products that promote a soothing and opulent skincare practice as well as when choosing their ingredients.
Product we love: Tatcha Pure One Step Camellia Oil Cleanser
If you love a double cleanse, then this is one is for you. In terms of oils, it boasts rice brand and camellia seed oils, both of which don’t clog pores and break down makeup swiftly. Additionally, it has an antioxidant compound based on the algae, green tea, and rice diet of Japanese geishas to soothe and calm skin.
6. Ole Henriksen
Since the early 1980s, when Ole Henriksen, a Danish skin cosmetician, built a beauty salon in West Hollywood and introduced his product line so that consumers could have spa-like results at home, he has been a mainstay in the skincare industry. Henriksen’s purpose is to create healthy, radiant skin, or “te Ole Glow,” and all of his products reflect that goal.
Product we love: Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Eye Creme
Color-correcting banana powder, a yellow powder that cosmetic professionals frequently use to combat dark circles, served as the inspiration for his famous eye cream. As a result, it has a light-yellow tinge to achieve just that, and it also contains collagen and vitamin C for anti-aging properties. Additionally, it layers wonderfully under makeup, which is essential for any eye cream you want to use in the morning.
And there you have it! Our carefully curated list brands that we believe will not disappoint. If you enjoy and love skincare as much as we do, trust us experimenting and changing things up a little in your beauty regime does more good, than damage.
Very insightful article, will definitely experiment more with my skincare routine